The Great Depression

The Death of the Roaring Twenties

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[dandruff71]

Why did they tear up the sidewalks? You can't burn bricks.

[Aaron1912]

They were made of wooden blocks. Very few survive today.

[Jasminewynja]

Isnt this the back side of capitalism? I mean, destroying the production because there is no buyers where there still are needers? Than's crazy IMHO. Please excuse my bad english :)

Now to clarify one thing, i'm NOT against capitalism. But example like that, when food is destroyed because no one can afford it instead of giving it away is just crazy. In EU we use taxmoney to buy food from farmers, then we destroy it so the prices wont go down to much. How smart is that on a scale 1 to 10?

[bearcub410]

one of the best clip on you tube thanks the best

[papillonaquatique]

@Jasminewynja The food was destroyed because no one could afford the gas to transport the food. If you leave food rotting it also creates a health hazard since it becomes nothing more than rotting garbage.

[HansRiigaa]

Happy new year

from ray

Paris

[SacredSocietyAP]

2:29 NOW THATS HOW YOU OCCUPY WALL STREET.!!! .

[verdemanthe1]

@njguitarnewbjk look at 1930 unemployment rate compared to now,keep in mind in 1930 they counted all unemployed(no unemployment insurance back then) now unemployment only accounts for those recieving unemployment benefits,wrap your head around that and tell all your friends in class,also ask your teacher about the federal reserve bank(federal like federal express) and its effect on the economy if you push the issue youll probably get kicked out of class

[ManicRaider]

Why commit suicide because you have little money? Bums live their lives without having any money at all.

[ClassicHorrorDB]

4:28 which "episode" of Felix the cat is that?

[angelparsifal]

What are the songs played? I'm interested in the suicides one.

[bonfirejovi]

@MMeMargoulette Hoover was a staunch interventionist/ protectionist and had nothing to do with free markets. Smoot-Hawley is about as anti-free trade as you can get.

[bonfirejovi]

@2indulgent Everyone was more prosperous in the 20s than during the previous decade. Not like today where there is huge collusion between big business and big government.

[bonfirejovi]

@Jasminewynja Destroying food so as to make farmers richer is crazy but it has nothing to do with free market capitalism. It was Hoover and FDR wanting to help out the farmers. This practice is carried on today with destruction of oranges so as to keep the price of orange juice higher. These idiotic government measures lead to a lot of hunger. These are the faults of the mixed economy and government intervention. It is sickening and deeply offensive.